field layout in a form

[pjs]

First, thank you for the application, so far it looks like it could save me a lot of php writing. I am having one issue that I have been unable to find an answer for yet. I have a rather large form and would like to have multiple fields in the same row such as
Last_Name First_Name Middle_Initial
rather than
Last_Name
First_Name
Middle_Initial
is this possible, and if so what manual (rtfm) should I be reading? Thanks for any assistance.

Phil

[shannah]

Hi Phil,

Currently this can be done, but not through the standard config files. You must use style sheets for this. I am pressed for time to give an example now, but will try to come up with one tomorrow.

-Steve

[pjs]

Thanks Steve, If you get time an example would be great, in the mean time I will take a look and see if I can figure it out.

pjs

[shannah]

Hi Phil,

I have written a short how-to on this subject at http://framework.weblite.ca/documentation/how-to/how-to-make-fields-display-inline

Note that in this how-to, the first thing to do is to download a patch if your Dataface version is earlier than 0.5.3r2. That language is just to future-proof the how-to. The latest release is 0.5.3r2, so you will have to download the patch.

Best regards

Steve